Why It Is Essential To Know CPR

Every year, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) saves thousands of lives. The greatest tragedy of cardiac arrests, one of the causes of death where CPR can intervene, is they are often preventable deaths—nearly forty-five percent of those who would have died of cardiac arrest survive when someone, whether a trained professional or passing good samaritan, administers cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

CPR certification is necessary for lifeguards, preschool teachers, and flight attendants. Everywhere you go, we understand there are situations every day in which CPR training just might mean the difference between life and death, but that doesn't guarantee someone present will be prepared. You can become that person.

You Will Be Confident In An Emergency

There is a self-assuredness and power in understanding that, in every room you walk into, there is at least one person who can save a life. With CPR training, you'll be confident in an emergency. If an emergency renders roads unusable, if a child at a friend's cookout falls into the wrong end of a swimming pool, if cardiac arrest strikes at work, you will be able to know, always, that you can provide life-saving help until hospital care becomes a possibility. Emergencies are less scary when they're something you understand and have studied. CPR training can give you that assurance not just as a feeling, but the knowledge you know how to save a life.

There will always be factors of life that exist outside of our control: natural disasters, accidents, health events with no foreseeable trigger. The call to be anxious every second that something could happen would be an unkind and unuseful one: instead, call on yourself to be prepared.

You Could Save A Loved One

It's terrifying to think of a medical emergency befalling someone we care about, but it doesn't have to be. Pediatric and infant CPR training can mean peace of mind for parents and caretakers everywhere. Adult CPR training is importantfor peace of mind if someone you love is elderly, has a heart condition, or is at risk for any sudden medical event. Even without added risk, however, CPR knowledge will always be a firm, empowering reminder you could save a loved one in a life-threatening emergency.

It's important to know, of course, cardiopulmonary resuscitation doesn't substitute for medical care. The first step is to send someone to call 911 or to call yourself, potentially on speakerphone while beginning CPR if you know the procedure and the proper time to do so. But often, a 911 operator is trained to tell you, the caller, to begin CPR, and even minutes saved by keeping someone's blood circulating and lung's moving can enable life-saving medical care to arrive in time.